PLAGAD Type B UAV
| Type B UAV | |
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| Role | UAV |
| National origin | China |
| Manufacturer | PLAGAD |
| First flight | 2004 |
| Introduction | Sept 1, 2004 |
| Status | In service |
| Primary user | China |
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Type B UAV (B Xing Wu-Ren-Ji, B型无人机) is a Chinese UAV developed by People's Liberation Army General Armaments Department (PLAGAD). Type B UAV is not developed by some aircraft design or production establishments, but instead, it was developed by a computer research institute of PLAGAD in Sichuan. The UAV is in twin-boom configuration and the propulsion is provided by a two-blade propeller driven by an engine installed at the rear end of the fuselage. Landing gear system is consisited of a pair of skids. For easy of transportation, the UAV can be taken apart into 8 modules each less than a meter long in transisent, and quickly reassembled in the field.[1] Specification:[2]
- Wingspan: 2.88 m
- Weight: 19 kg
- Endurance: 5 h
- Speed: 100 km/h
- Payload: 3 kg
- Remote control range: 50 km
See also
List of unmanned aerial vehicles of the People's Republic of China